Pakistan and Essex leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been released without charge by police after being arrested in connection with alleged cricket betting irregularities, police sources said. 

The three Pakistani players, who are at the centre of a spot-fixing scandal, will return home in the next few days while fast bowler Wahab Riaz will appear before police on September 14 for questioning in connection with the worst scandal that has rocked the world cricket. 

Suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against BCCI's decision to turned down his request for the recusal of Arun Jaitley and Chirayu Amin from the disciplinary committee set up by the Board. 

He has been playing cricket for over 20 years now, but Sachin Tendulkar says he remains as passionate about the game as he was in his initial days in the sport. 

Under the watchful eyes of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), the glitzy Champions League Twenty20 starts on Friday with the shadow of the spot-fixing scandal, that has shaken the core of the game, looming large. 

Fearing a violent backlash in Pakistan for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, pacer Mohammad Asif is considering taking political asylum in Britain. 

Out-of-form England batsman Kevin Pietersen is seeking permission to join South African provincial team Kwazulu-Natal Inland to prepare for the Ashes, the England and Wales Cricket Board said. 

Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden has called on the cricket fraternity to resolve in order to weed out the corrupt practices like match-fixing from the game. 

In an attempt to persuade India to legalise betting, British Sports minister Hugh Robertson wants to discuss the issue with his Indian counterpart M S Gill during the Commonwealth Sports Ministers summit next month. 

Dismissing media reports that their participation in IPL-IV was doubtful, Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday confirmed that they will be part of the mega Twenty20 event next year. 

The Champions League Twenty20, starting on Friday, will give cricket fans around the world an opportunity to shift their focus on the game from the murky spot-fixing scandal involving Pakistani players, feel international cricketers. 

The International Cricket Council has sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test. 

The BCCI has decided to dissolve IPL's Governing Council to clear the grounds for Lalit Modi's ouster. But for this, they need to amend the Board's constitution during the next month's annual general meeting. 

England wrapped up a 2-0 Twenty20 series victory over Pakistan after the tourists suffered the embarrassment of being dismissed for 89 to add to their off-field problems on Tuesday. 

Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson considers the forthcoming short visit by his country's cricket team to India as a very important tour in the background of the 'spot-fixing' scandal that has engulfed the game. 

Beleaguered coach Waqar Younis gave a dressing down to the senior players of the Pakistan team and asked them to either leave cricket or shape up their performances at the international level. 

With the Indian Premier League 4 auction set for November, the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 comes as a big platform for players to impress upon the IPL teams and earn a fat contract with one of the 10 franchises, feel international cricketers. 

Afghanistan paceman Khaliq Dad Noori said on Tuesday that his country was ready to play international cricket in Pakistan at a time when security fears have stopped most teams touring the terror-hit nation. 

The new IPL rules left Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan "a bit confused" and the Bollywood superstar said it would have been "fair for everyone" if all the players were put up for auction in November. 

Rubbishing reports of a leading batsman playing suspiciously in the IPL, the BCCI said that it was not aware of any wrongdoing by any cricketer in the T20 tournament.